JPH04259477A - Game device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a game device occupying relatively large space in playable state to be easily transported in restricted space. CONSTITUTION:An enclosure 1 housing a game target (net member 17 and pocket 34) is fitted with an upper door 4, a lower door 5 and casters 2. Both doors 4 and 5 are so made as to turn within the range of a close position (Fig. 1) to an open position (Figs. 2 and 3). Also, the lower door 5 set at the open position acts as a bearing member for the upper door 4 set at the open position. A playable condition can be obtained, when the targets 17 and 34 are exposed with both doors 4 and 5 kept open. In the non-use state where a game is not played, both doors 4 and 5 are closed, thereby making the whole of a device compact. In this state, the casters 2 are rolled, thereby enabling the whole device to be transported to a desired position.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a game device that requires a relatively large space and in which a player plays a game against game targets that are spaced apart from each other.

0002

[Prior Art] As a game device of the above type, for example,
Multiple target objects are placed in front of the player at an appropriate distance, and the player aims and shoots at them with a toy gun.
If the player successfully wins the game, a suitable prize is provided to the player. Also, some rings are given to the player in advance, and the rings are thrown one by one toward a target stick placed at an appropriate distance in front of the player. A so-called ring toss game is also well known, in which prizes are given to those who are thrown into the ring.

[0003] The above-mentioned type of game device is relatively large, and it is difficult to transport it. Therefore, this type of game device is usually fixedly installed at a fixed location within a game hall. When moving the device to another location, the user must first disassemble it, transport it to the desired location, and then reassemble it, which is a tedious task.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems with conventional game devices that require a large space, and is extremely easy to transport and easy to use. To provide a game device that does not wastefully occupy a large space when not in use.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a game device according to the present invention provides a game target (a net member
7, pocket 34, etc.), an upper door (4) provided on the side of the casing facing the player, and a lower door (5a, 5b) provided below the upper door. ), and a rotary wheel (2) provided at the bottom of the housing and supporting the housing on the installation surface (3). The upper door then rotates downward from the closed position (Fig. 1) to the open position (Figs. 2 and 3), and the lower door further rotates from the closed position (Fig. 1) to the open position (Figs. 2 and 3). 3), it becomes a receiving member for the upper door in the open position. Furthermore, the upper door in the open position is used as a game field communicating with the game target. The above-mentioned installation surface refers to a surface such as the ground or a floorboard that serves as a base for installing the casing.

[0006]

[Operation] The housing can be moved freely on the installation surface by the rotating wheel and transported to any desired location. During this transportation, both the upper door and the lower door are set to the closed position, and the vehicle moves freely within the narrow transportation route. When the housing is transported to the desired installation location, the lower door is opened to the open position, and the upper door is rotated and lowered onto the cradle using the opened lower door as a cradle. In this way, the upper door is opened to the open position, and the game target stored inside the housing is exposed to the outside, making it possible to play the game. The player plays the game against the game target from the front side of the open upper door. The upper door when open is used as the game field, that is, the board that forms part of the game, so even though the housing itself is very small, it can be used very large when used as a game device. .

[0007]

Embodiments Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a game device according to the present invention. This game device has a housing 1 having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a plurality of rotating wheels 2, four in this embodiment, are attached to the bottom of the housing 1. The housing 1 is placed on an installation surface, for example, the ground 3 of an amusement park, via these rotary wheels 2. Since the rotating wheel 2 is provided, the housing 1 can be transported to any desired location on the installation surface 2 by lightly pushing or pulling the housing 1. It is desirable that the housing 1 does not easily move on the installation surface 3 after being transported to the desired location. Therefore, it is desirable that at least one of the rotary wheels 2 is provided with a well-known rotation stop mechanism.

One ceiling door 7, one upper door 4, and two lower doors 5 are provided on the front surface of the housing 1, and a partition plate 6 is fixed inside the housing 1. It is provided. The upper door 4 is rotatably attached to the partition plate 6 by hinges 8, 8 at its lower end. Further, the upper end of the upper door 4 is removably fixed to a fixture 9 provided approximately in the center of the ceiling door 7. With this configuration, the upper door 4 can be rotated downward in the direction of arrow A from the illustrated closed position where it is fixed to the fixture 9. The ceiling door 7 is rotatably attached to the ceiling plate 11 via a hinge 10, and can be rotated upward in the direction of arrow B from the illustrated closed position. In the case of the embodiment, the ceiling plate 11 is formed of a milky white and translucent synthetic resin plate. This ceiling plate 11 functions as a so-called light trap for taking in light into the inside of the housing. Of the two lower doors 5, the left side of the left side door 5a and the right side of the right side door 5b are rotatably attached to the housing 1 via hinges 12, and are rotated as shown by arrow C from the closed position shown in the figure. It can be rotated both left and right, in a so-called double-opening state. In addition, the right door 5b
For convenience, illustration of the hinge 12 attached to the figure is omitted.

Prize doors 13 are provided on both left and right sides of the housing 1. These prize doors 13 are rotatably attached to the housing 1 via a hinge 14 on one side on the back side thereof, and can be rotated from the closed position shown in the figure in the left-right direction as shown by arrow D. Further, storage doors 15 are provided on both left and right side surfaces of the housing 1 and below the partition plate 6. These storage doors 15 are rotatably attached to the housing 1 via hinges 16 at their rear sides, and rotate in left and right directions, respectively, as shown by arrows E.

[0010] Inside the housing 1 and above the partition plate 6, as shown in FIG. 2, a net member 17 serving as a game target is housed.

[0011] The operation of the game device having the above configuration will be explained below. In Figure 1, the person who installs the game device must open the housing 1 with all the doors described above in the closed position.
is transported to any desired location, and the housing 1 is placed at that location. Furthermore, if necessary, the rotary wheel 2 is prevented from rotating to fix the housing 1. After that, the two lower doors 5a and 5
b are respectively rotated in the left and right directions to the open position as shown in FIG. A support rod 19 supported by a support member 18 is provided in advance at the rear end portions of the lower doors 5a and 5b. The support member 18 is configured to fixedly support the support rod 19 at at least two different height positions. When the lower doors 5a and 5b are in the closed position shown in FIG. 1, the support rod 19 is held at a high position by the support member 18 so as not to collide with the lower end of the housing 1. On the other hand, when the lower doors 5a and 5b are set to the open position as shown in FIG. be in close proximity. Thereby, when the lower doors 5a and 5b are set in the open position, even if some force is applied to the tips of these lower doors, the housing 1 is maintained in an immovable and stable state without tilting.

When the lower doors 5a and 5b are opened to the open position shown in FIG. 2 and the support rod 19 is further pushed down to the lower position,
Next, in FIG. 1, the upper end of the upper door 4 is removed from the fixture 9, and is further lowered while being rotated downward as shown by arrow A. The upper door 4, which is rotated and lowered, is placed on the lower doors 5a and 5b, which have already been set to the open position. In this way, the upper door 4 is positioned at the open position. When the upper door 4 is set to the open position, the front side of the housing 1, that is, the side facing the player, is wide open and the net member 17 inside the housing 1 is opened.
becomes visible from the outside. In this embodiment, the upper door 4 includes a main door 4a rotatably connected to the housing 1 and a sub-door 4b rotatably connected to the main door 4a. The length of the main door 4a that protrudes to the front of the housing 1 when in the open position is set to be slightly longer than the lower doors 5a and 5b that also protrude to the front of the housing 1 when the open position. Therefore, when the upper door 4 is opened to the open position, the main door 4a is placed on the lower doors 5a and 5b, but the secondary door 4b hangs down in front of the lower doors 5a and 5b. This hanging sub-door 4b prevents players from looking into the inside of the housing.

Thereafter, the prize doors 13 on both sides are further rotated from the closed position in FIG. 1 in the direction of arrow D and set to the open position as shown in FIG. 2. A plurality of wires 20 are provided in advance on the inner surface of these prize doors 13, and a prize, a stuffed toy banana 21 in the figure, is suspended from these wires. When the prize door 13 is rotated and opened in the direction of arrow D, the area around the net member 17 serving as a game target is wide open, giving the player a sense of openness and making it easier to play the game. Further, by positioning the prize door 13 in the open position, the prize 21 suspended on the inner surface thereof becomes easier for the player to see, thereby increasing the player's desire to play the game.

After or prior to opening the prize door 13, the ceiling door 7 is rotated upward as shown by arrow B in FIG. 1 and lifted up to the upright open position as shown in FIG. Fixed. On the back surface 7a of the ceiling door 7, in advance,
A signboard related to the content of the game is drawn, and by rotating and lifting the ceiling door 7 as described above, more passersby can be informed that the game device is ready to play. Can be done.

In FIG. 2, the player throws the stuffed toy doll 23 toward the net member 17 from the front side of the screen 22 installed in front of the lower doors 5a and 5b and the upper door 4 which are in the open position. Hook members 24 are provided in advance at the hand and tail end portions of the doll 23, and if any of these hook members 24 is lucky enough to be caught in the net member 17, the doll will be caught in the net member 17. It will be in a suspended state. This state is a "winning" state for the player,
The player obtains a prize 21 as a prize. If the thrown doll 23 falls onto the partition plate 6 or the main door 4a of the upper door 4 without hanging from the net member 17, this becomes a "losing" state and the player cannot win anything. As is clear from the above explanation, the upper door 4 in the open position serves to catch the doll 23 that has fallen without being suspended from the net member 17 and to prohibit the player from approaching the net member 17 any further. It is used as a game field that has two functions: to form a restricted area.

The screen 22 can be folded into a small size using a plurality of hinges 25 provided at appropriate locations, and in the folded state, the screen 22 can occupy a space below the partition plate 6 inside the housing 1. That is, it can be stored in the storage 26. As shown in FIG. 1, when the housing 1 is left unused with all doors closed,
The screen 22 is stored in the storage 26 as described above. In addition to the screen 22, the storage 26 can store prizes 21, tossing dolls 23, and other various items related to the game device. In this way, the storage 26
For items stored inside, open the lower doors 5a and 5b in the direction of arrow C in Figure 1.
It can be taken out from the storage 26 by opening in the direction. However, as shown in FIG. 2, once the housing 1 is set to a state where the game can be used, it is difficult to take out the items in the storage 26 from the direction of the lower doors 5a and 5b. In such a case, the storage doors 15 provided on both sides of the lower part of the housing 1 can be opened in the direction of arrow E shown in FIG. 1, and the items can be taken out from the sides.

Embodiment 2 In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the back surface of the upper door 4 in the closed position (FIG. 1), that is, the upper surface of the upper door 4 in the open position, is moved more actively into the game field. This figure shows an example of a game device used as a game device. This embodiment differs from the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 2 in that the game target stored inside the housing 1 is changed to a different type of game target, and the upper door 4 is used more actively as a game field. From the viewpoint of being used for this purpose, the upper door 4 is constructed from a single plate member without being divided into two parts, the main door 4a and 4b. In this embodiment, the same members as those in the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game target used in this embodiment includes a cylindrical drum 27 made of transparent synthetic resin and fixedly arranged, and a shaft inside the drum 27. It has a rectangular middle plate 28 fixedly arranged over the entire direction. The drum 27 is cut out at an appropriate angular region G on the lower side, and the cutout G is inserted through the inclined plate 29 into the upper door 4 in the open position.
connected to the top surface of. A rotating plate 31 is rotatably attached to the front end of the middle plate 28 by a spring-loaded hinge 30, and is urged upward by a spring force. One end of an L-shaped arm 32 is fixed to the back surface of the left end portion of the rotating plate 31. The other end of this arm 32 projects to the outside via the drum notch G. Further, an appropriate gap F is formed along the axial direction between the back end of the middle plate 28 and the inner circumferential surface of the drum 27.

Eight partition pieces 33 are fixedly provided at the front end of the middle plate 28, and these partition pieces 33
Accordingly, the drum 27 has nine spatial regions (
It is divided into 34 pockets (hereinafter referred to as pockets). In addition,
The rotating plate 31, which is spring-biased upward by the spring-loaded hinge 30, remains stationary while being pressed against the bottom surface of each partition piece 33. Drum 2 located directly above drum notch G
A number writing area 35 is provided along the axial direction on the outer circumferential surface of No. is listed. For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (front view according to arrow V in FIG. 4), 1, 3
, 2, 4, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, etc. are written.

[0020] The operation of the game device having the above configuration will be explained below. In FIG. 3, the player
Stand in front of 2. The player is provided with a plurality of hard or soft balls 36, for example three. The player throws the given balls 36 one by one onto the upper surface of the upper door 4 serving as a game field. The thrown ball 36 rolls on the upper door 4 and passes through the drum notch G to the drum 2.
7, and as shown in Fig. 4, the inner gap F
It passes through and rests on the middle plate 28, and then enters one of the pockets 34 and stops. The player performs the above action a given number of times with the balls 36 and throws all of the balls 36 into one of the pockets 34. The sum of the numbers written in the number writing area 35 corresponding to the pocket 34 into which the ball 36 was thrown is calculated, and when the sum reaches a predetermined appropriate value, for example "7", the player's "``Win'' and the player receives a prize. Therefore, the player will aim at the appropriate pocket 34 and throw the ball 36 onto the upper door 4 so that the total value becomes "7".

When one game is completed, the rotating plate arm 32 is pulled down as indicated by arrow H in FIG. 4 by the game facility operator. Then, the rotating plate 31 rotates downward against the spring force of the spring hinge 30, and the balls 36 placed in any of the pockets 34 fall downward and are collected. In this way, there is no ball left in the pocket 34, and the game can be restarted.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to two embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments. For example, the game targets stored inside the housing 1 are not limited to the two types in the above embodiment, but may have any other type of game content.

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, the housing (1) is provided with several doors (upper door 4, lower door 5), and these doors can be closed to the closed position when not in use and not playing a game. I made it. Therefore, space is not wasted when not in use. In addition, a rotary wheel (2) is provided at the bottom of the casing, and the entire casing is supported by the rotary wheel, so that the entire casing, that is, the entire game device, can be transported to another location. In this case, since the rotary wheel is rolled while transporting, the transport work is also very easy. Furthermore, since each door is closed during transportation, the entire game device can be made smaller and can be transported even in places with limited space. Furthermore, the upper surface of the upper door in the open position is used as a game field. Therefore, although the case is small when not in use, it can be made into a very large game device when used for games.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an embodiment of a game device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the game device set to a game-enabled state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the game device according to the present invention set to a game-enabled state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the main parts of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view taken along arrow V in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

Claims (2)

[Claims] Claim 1: A casing storing a game target, an upper door provided on the side of the casing facing the player, a lower door provided below the upper door, and a bottom door provided at the bottom of the casing. and a rotating wheel that supports the casing on an installation surface, the upper door being rotated downward from a closed position and set to an open position, and the lower door being rotated downward from a closed position. The game is characterized in that when moved to the open position, it becomes a receiving member for the upper door in the open position, and the upper door set in the open position is used as a game field communicating with the game target. Device. 2. The game device according to claim 1, wherein the inside of the casing corresponding to the lower door is a storage.